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Alumni: what's one memory from Sand Hill Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
733
Elementary
DISTRICT 659 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY·NCES 130084000325
Sand Hill Elementary School
45 Sandhill School Rd, Carrollton, GA 30116 · (770) 832-8541 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL733 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
333 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
42.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.3pp since 2021
Math
54.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 58.4% |
| 2022-23 | 38.6% | 52.2% |
| 2021-22 | 37.1% | 50.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sand Hill Elementary School
Sand Hill Elementary School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill Elementary School this school | 733 | 45.4% | 48.4% |
| Sugarmill Elementary Saint Marys | 651 | 40.4% | 62.6% |
| Walker Park Elementary School Monroe | 755 | 49.3% | 45.5% |
| Holly Springs Elementary School Canton | 831 | 43.0% | 50.1% |
| Matilda Harris Elementary School Kingsland | 662 | 46.4% | 62.0% |
| Crooked River Elementary School Saint Marys | 611 | 49.1% | 59.8% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sand Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #373 of 1,208 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #332 of 1,215 ▼ 57 | #4 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #410 of 1,215 ▲ 139 | #7 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #404 of 1,183 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 733 | #320 of 1,324 | #6 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,161 of 1,301 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #532 of 1,301 | #8 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #1,077 of 1,312 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #356 of 386 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
733
+81 (+12%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 733 | 47.7 | 15.4:1 | 45% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 44.9 | 16.1:1 | 72% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 696 | 43.9 | 15.8:1 | 58% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 52% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 46.9 | 15.5:1 | 57% (412) |
| 2015-16 | 767 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 65% (500) |
| 2010-11 | 719 | 42 | 17.1:1 | 63% (454) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 27 | 22.3:1 | 31% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 44 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sand Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (726 to 733); teachers up 2% (46.9 to 47.7).
About Sand Hill Elementary School
Sand Hill Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Carrollton, Georgia. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 733 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 21% bigger than that.
Within Carroll County, Sand Hill Elementary School is one of 24 schools. The district enrolls 16,400 students.
White students are the majority at Sand Hill Elementary School, with 60% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 9% multiracial. The school's White share is 8 points below the 68% share among Carroll County residents. Sand Hill Elementary School's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Sand Hill Elementary School was 15.4:1. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 45%. That tracks the 48% average for public schools in Carroll County.
A school with Sand Hill Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 53.9%. Sand Hill Elementary School scores 48.4%, 5.5 points below that line.
Carroll County has these Census figures: the median household income is $73,714, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carroll County is home to 28 public schools and about 22,250 public school students.
Nearest public school: Ithica Elementary, about 3.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Sand Hill Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 48.4% against a local average of 42.5%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment grew 12% from its 2020-21 level of 652.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,569
Census ACS
Median income
$73,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
22,250 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County
- Villa Rica High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 991 students
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Ithica ElementaryElementary · 809 students
Other schools in Carrollton
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,894 students
- Carrollton High SchoolHigh · 1,859 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Carrollton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,280 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 991 students
Other Sand Hill Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Sand Hill Elementary. Sand Hill Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Sand Hill Elementary SchoolGuyton, GA · 881 students
- Sand Hill ElementarySummerville, SC · 1,169 students
- Sand Hill ElementaryBelfair, WA · 537 students
- Sand Hill Elementary SchoolDallas, WV · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Ithica Elementary3.1 mi · 809
- Bay Springs Middle School4.1 mi · 723
- Sharp Creek Elementary School4.5 mi · 547
- Villa Rica High School6.3 mi · 1,681
- Glanton-Hindsman Elementary6.9 mi · 691
- Villa Rica Elementary School7.1 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Sand Hill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sand Hill Elementary School?
Sand Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 733 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sand Hill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sand Hill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Sand Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Sand Hill Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sand Hill Elementary School?
At Sand Hill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Sand Hill Elementary School in?
Sand Hill Elementary School is part of Carroll County.
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